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Jack of Fables, Vol. 6: The Big Book of War (Jack of Fables #6)
by
Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author),
Matthew Sturges (Goodreads Author), Tony Akins , Russell Braun , José Marzán Jr. , Dan Green
When Bookburner's army attacks Revise's compound, Jack returns not as a prisoner but as Commander-in-Chief. In this new title collecting issues #28-32 of Jack's monthly series, secrets are revealed, including the strange relationships between Jack and the Page sisters.
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
October 20th 2009
by Vertigo
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This book is, as the name suggest, a big war story. All the major events in Jack of Fables lead to this point (aside from bonus stories and flashbacks), a long epic battle featuring almost every character in the series so far. Being a huge fan of war tales, fiction or not, I was really looking forward to this volume. Unfortunately, I found this to be the weakest Jack book so far.
While still engaging in parts and with funny moments, the story seems rushed at times, jumping over some plot elements...more
While still engaging in parts and with funny moments, the story seems rushed at times, jumping over some plot elements...more
This is a really exciting installment in the world of the Fables. I was glad to finally learn of Prose Page and a bit more about the Literals, though I'm surprised Prose died at all. I mean, it seems that after a few thousand years (and a few kids) she would have been better able to handle her youngest daughter's birth, and the fact that she lived long enough afterward to tell Revise her secret confuses me a bit more. The story of Prose could have been handled better - if she had been killed by...more
Reason for Reading: next in the series.
I have to say I have really been looking forward to reading this volume simply because it means I can get back to the original Fables series now with the big crossover issue that continues on with the storyline started here. I've enjoyed Jack and will continue to read the series especially since I've inadvertently found out how the plot line changes in the next volume. I still do prefer Fables as a whole though to Jack of...
This Volume finally brings closur...more
I have to say I have really been looking forward to reading this volume simply because it means I can get back to the original Fables series now with the big crossover issue that continues on with the storyline started here. I've enjoyed Jack and will continue to read the series especially since I've inadvertently found out how the plot line changes in the next volume. I still do prefer Fables as a whole though to Jack of...
This Volume finally brings closur...more
How can it be that the volume revolving around war made me laugh harder than all of the others? Perhaps it's because the war is just a secondary action to the family drama unfolding between Jack, the Page sisters, and the other Literals. Family drama, you say? Yes, I won't give anything away, but if you've already read The Great Fable Crossover, you can put two and two together.
Now, in the meantime, Jack seizes power of the fables from Mr. Revise, which quite frankly, isn't too hard as he's impr...more
Now, in the meantime, Jack seizes power of the fables from Mr. Revise, which quite frankly, isn't too hard as he's impr...more
The Siege of the Golden Boughs occurs in which Bookburner's army attacks Revise's compound. Jack returns not as a prisoner but as its Commander-in-chief, due to the Pathetic Fallacy's persuasive powers exerted on his grandson. The Bookburner reveals who composes his Eidolon army--a Greek concept of a shade or astral double of a living being--at the same time Priscilla Page has betrayed Revise by letting Kevin Thorn claim what may be the most dangerous object/weapon against all Fablekind: his pen...more
Wow, you don't read a JACK OF FABLES trade paperback for six months and all of a sudden there are three more available at the library already! JACK OF FABLES is another reliably-entertaining title in the realm of graphic literature. Really my problem with recounting my exact feelings on graphic novels is similar to my problem with TV shows--I just wanna experience it all at once, but if it isn't all released yet, as with JACK OF FABLES, FABLES, THE WALKING DEAD, et al, I have to wait before gobb...more
Bill Willingham's first Jack of Fables arc comes to a close as the battle of Golden Boughs rages. While Jack does succeed in rallying the troops, you can expect that ultimate victory will not come because of, but in spite of, his efforts.
Babe's vignettes remains the highlight and Jack remains annoyingly self-absorbed. The big reveal at the end(view spoiler) is actually disconcerting as it provides the opportunity to exacerbate his worst qualities...more
Babe's vignettes remains the highlight and Jack remains annoyingly self-absorbed. The big reveal at the end(view spoiler) is actually disconcerting as it provides the opportunity to exacerbate his worst qualities...more
Every General knows to delegate and take credit for it when the battle is won. Jack is no exception. The Fables and Literals battle the Bookburner's eidolons. AS always the writing duo is superb, with the hilarious intermissions of Babe the Blue Ox's rambling speculations in which the punch line comes after a pause.
The ending is a real surprise, and I thought the previous book was suprising...
I really love the idea of Literals. They are literary techniques made flesh, and the Jack of FAbles boo...more
The ending is a real surprise, and I thought the previous book was suprising...
I really love the idea of Literals. They are literary techniques made flesh, and the Jack of FAbles boo...more
Bazinga! If only the climactic battle in Fables' War and Pieces could have been this much fun! From Jack playing Patton to even more back story on the Literals to a great battle in which the end really was in doubt (somewhat), this was good times. Willingham's inability to choose epic over metaphor and sarcasm is much better served in Jack of Fables than the mother book, and is storyline shows exactly why. Since Fables has proven its incapable of being truly great, despite it's potential, maybe...more
This was one of my favorite volumes of "Jack of Fables" so far! Possibly my favorite. When I picked it up to read for the first time, I planned to only read one or two of the "chapters," but I was sucked into the story immediately. The ending is shocking...so shocking that I'm not going to spoil it here. But I will say this; I rarely make "out loud" sounds when I'm reading, however I gasped and said "No way!" as I finished this volume. There were also some great reveals concerning the Literals,...more
Feb 24, 2013
Otherwyrld
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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graphic-novel
Jack, Mr Revise and the Fables of the retirement home go to war against the Bookburner. Mr Revise gives his inmates back their old powers and the story is saved by a literal deux ex machina.
For some reason the front cover makes Jack look like Christopher Fowler (no idea why)
Oh, and Jack finds out thet not only is he half Fable and half Literal (you would need to read the story to find out what this means), but he has had sex with all 3 of his half-sisters. Strangely enough, they are more distur...more
For some reason the front cover makes Jack look like Christopher Fowler (no idea why)
Oh, and Jack finds out thet not only is he half Fable and half Literal (you would need to read the story to find out what this means), but he has had sex with all 3 of his half-sisters. Strangely enough, they are more distur...more
I was very pleasantly surprised by this volume. The Jack tales have not been as strong as Fables, probably because Bill Willingham co-authors the Jack tales whereas he writes Fables by himself. In this installment we learn more about the literals, Revise, and Bookburner. Yes, there is a war, but the war gives a whole new meaning to the word fist edition to me. Also, it makes me wonder how much our fables and fairy tales have been edited, neutered if you, over the decades. And, we find out more a...more
Just last volume, I was complaining about the lack of evenness in quality from collection to collection. But this trade broke that curse, presenting a coherent, cohesive narrative in the lead up to the Great Fables Crossover. The reaction to the story of Jack's parentage was particularly classic.
And I must say, I do enjoy sitting with these and Fables comics in front of my computer, Googling a/o Wikiing the references. Bill Willingham is so clever it boggles my mind. Good stuff.
And I must say, I do enjoy sitting with these and Fables comics in front of my computer, Googling a/o Wikiing the references. Bill Willingham is so clever it boggles my mind. Good stuff.
This series feels like it is just going through the motions at this point. The title character is exactly the same as he has been in the past few volumes and I'm getting a bit tired of his shtick. Likewise, the supporting characters never really show much development. This volume ends with a Deus ex Machina (who I'm surprised isn't a regular character at this point), which ended a major storyline in a completely uninteresting way. The art is good throughout and as always.
It's been a while since I read one of these and I forgot how funny the series is. Even with an obnoxious, self-centered jerk as a main character the book just works on the strength of its supporting cast and its irreverent humor. I will say the ongoing shtick with Babe the Blue Ox which I once found hilarious has really overstayed its welcome now. It will be nice to see this book start to move into new directions after the big Fable Crossover next.
Jack is just so unlikeable. It's not that much fun watching him bag every woman he lays eyes on, etc.
My only laughs in this book: "Everybody read for your lives!"
And the Tin Man rediscovers his attachments: "Oh, I have all kinds of quite useful items. Remember the one you really liked, Dot?" Dorothy: "Oh, my! How could I have forgotten that?"
My only laughs in this book: "Everybody read for your lives!"
And the Tin Man rediscovers his attachments: "Oh, I have all kinds of quite useful items. Remember the one you really liked, Dot?" Dorothy: "Oh, my! How could I have forgotten that?"
Bookburner is at the gates of Golden Boughs, ready to exterminate the "retired" fables. Somehow Jack ends up in charge of the defence of Golden Boughs, and immediately uses it to pick-up women. Luckily, Gary the pathetic fallacy and Revise have some extra tricks up their sleeves. And some really important information about Jack's parentage.
Fun and silly addition to the series.
Fun and silly addition to the series.
Meh...don't have much to say about this. It wasn't all that good, but it was at least better than the previous volume. The standoff between the Fables and the Bookburner wasn't too exciting until Gary stepped in. I loved the art during that part. Babe the ox was more tolerable though I still don't find the joke too funny. The only good part in this was when Jack found out something about himself towards the end. It was both funny and kind of gross considering the circumstances.
After the lackluster Volume 5 of Jack of Fables, it was nice to get back to the (at least more) loveable scoundrel Jack. He, Gary, and the Page sisters must help Mr. Revise defend the Golden Boughs from the Book Burner's army of lost Fables. Jack uses his silver tongue to position himself into the role of Commander and Chief of the Golden Boughs forces, but as one could expect, is not necessarily the ideal candidate for the job. Gary finally gets to cut lose and we see how truly powerful the Pat...more
I'm not a big fan of Jack of Fables as I am of Fables. However, I was intent on reading this volume as the gap between Fables 5 and the Crossover Fables volume coming out next year. (Cannot wait!) Having Jack suddenly appear at the end of Fables 12 made me more intent on reading this volume. What had happened between Jack and the Literals or the Bookburner?
This volume was big on revelations, about the fables and about Jack's parentage. Some of the narrating, in Jack's voice, was a bit annoying....more
This volume was big on revelations, about the fables and about Jack's parentage. Some of the narrating, in Jack's voice, was a bit annoying....more
Next in the series. Also, the volume going into the Great Crossover volume (which is where I actually started reading the Fables series, I know not the best place to start). Interesting volume. Big chunk of knowledge fell on Jack in the last section which explains actions of Page sisters in the Fables crossover series. Now what will Jack do?
The big war, not Jack's role as a slacker Patton, may not have been that gripping, but I love the metacommentary dealing with revising books. Too bad the Bookburners comes off as just a guy who wants little but destruction.
Also, the last book, delving more into the relationship between Fables and Literals, is pretty great.
Also, the last book, delving more into the relationship between Fables and Literals, is pretty great.
#6 First off, why is there so much fighting in these series? Eh, whatever. It was funny and I loved that all the characters we know and love are from "revised" (haha) and bowdlerized versions of the books we've read so they have far more power. Not really sure if I like the way the "literals" are going, seems a bit too Thursday Nextian for me... but I'll see. Excited for the cross over.
At first I didn't think I would like this one, based on the theme, but, of course I did like it because there are some great lines about books having power and librarians fighting back! The plots of these books always surprise me. Another enjoyable lunchtime read!
Back to Jack’s big story involving Golden Boughs and the Bookburner. I loved this volume. It had it all: action, romance, drama, cliffhangers, comedy. We finally learn about the connection between the Bookburner and Revise and all the Literals. I love how they’ve expanded the world beyond the Fables. We are getting to see how all the worlds are connected and in fact rely on one another to survive. That’s something that the Bookburner fails to grasp. if he succeeds in destroying all the Fables, w...more
Revelations! Horrible, squirm-inducing revelations! We learn still more about the Literals, especially their connection to both the Homelands and the state of the mundane world. Also the war ends, and Jack predictably takes credit for it. BUT THE REVELATIONS! YECH!
More literals. Fun. Although the best bit was Babe the Blue Ox doing his Snoopy thing and imagining himself as a "metafictional comic relief character." Quite amusing. Not Fables proper, but...Fun.
REALLY hated this book. I hate Jack. He's not funny. I hate the one page interludes with Babe. They're not funny. And that THIS was how the war between the literals wrapped up was incredibly lame.
i'm starting to get a little bored with this series, as it seems to think it's a lot wittier than it is. i will hold on though in the hope that the fables crossover will make it interesting again....
These books are fun. Read them all relatively quickly, so I can't give a deep review. They're fun and make me laugh. Enough said. Weird, I finished it on 10 10 10
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In the late 1970s to early 1980s he drew fantasy ink pictures for the Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert game rulebooks. He first gained attention for his 1980s comic book series Elementals published by Comico, which he both wrote and drew. However, for reasons unknown, the series had trouble maintaining an original schedule, and Willingham's position in the industry remained spotty for many...more
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